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I found this snake outside my son's day care provider in a suburb north of Dallas, TX. The tail had been damaged beyond recognition so unsure if any rattle or color. Near a water way runoff from a previously untouched wooded area with small stream now being developed into home community. From what I could find for pics online looks most like a diamond backed water snake. Wanted to run it by some snake people for input. Besides dead can anyone else id what type of snake this is? Appreciate ya.
 

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Not venomous. Its a Diamondback Water Snake (Nerioda rhombifer) Pretty common snake in that area. I live in Florida, but my dad lives in Coppell. See them quite a bit. Wherever there is water, there are these guys.

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